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‘Dark day for Muslims’: Rijiju tables Waqf Bill as Opposition breathes fire

All India Muslim Personal Law Board spokesperson Syed Qasim Rasool Ilyas condemned the bill. “We do not accept this bill; we reject it' NEW DELHI:...

High alert sounded in UP

LUCKNOW: The Uttar Pradesh government has sounded high alert in the state in view of the tabling of the Waqf Amendment Bill in the...

Fair delimitation: Stalin to lead delegation of MPs, seeks appointment with Modi

CHENNAI: Within a fortnight of hosting the Joint Action Committee (JAC) of non-BJP-ruled states facing the threat of population-based delimitation, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister...

AFSPA extended in Manipur, parts of Nagaland, AP

Delhi: The Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, which gives armed forces operating in disturbed areas sweeping powers and immunity from prosecution unless approved by...

Congress party’s policies encouraged Maoism, BJP brought new era of peace: PM Modi

NEW DELHI: Maoism, once the dominant headline in Chhattisgarh, is now making way for roads, railways, and power plants — at least if you...

AFSPA extends to entire Manipur, few districts of Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh

NEW DELHI: The Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, which gives armed forces operating in disturbed areas sweeping powers and immunity from prosecution unless approved...

‘Weapons, violence cannot bring change, peace can’: Shah after Sukma encounter

NEW DELHI: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday hailed the success of security forces in a major anti-Naxal operation in Sukma, Chhattisgarh, where...

Modi relies on crutches of Nitish, Naidu to pass Waqf bill: Owaisi

HYDERABAD: All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi spoke on the Waqf Amendment Bill 2024 and said that the BJP does not have...

Centre defends IT Act, slams ‘X’ for calling ‘Sahyog’ a censorship tool

NEW DELHI: The Centre has strongly criticised social media platform X for describing the 'Sahyog' portal as a "censorship" tool, calling the claim "unfortunate"...

Right of person to express views must be respected: SC

Stays case against Congress MP Imran Pratapgarhi NEW DELHI: Observing that freedom of speech and expression is an integral part of democracy, the Supreme Court...

Kunal Kamra moves Madras HC seeking anticipatory bail amid row over Shinde ‘gaddar’ remarks

CHENNAI: Amid an escalating row over his subtle parody targeting Maharashtra Deputy CM Eknath Shinde, comedian Kunal Kamra on Friday approached the Madras High...

MP Mahua Moitra says Digital Personal Data Protection Act must be tweaked

NEW DELHI: The Trinamool MP Mahua Moitra on Friday demanded the Narendra Modi government to roll back Section 44 (iii) of the proposed Digital...

RS Chairman walks out of Business Advisory Committee meet

NEW DELHI: Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar walked out of a meeting of the Business Advisory Committee (BAC) on Friday due to a "lack...

Tamil Nadu assembly passes resolution against Waqf Amendment Bill

NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Thursday moved a resolution against the Waqf Amendment Bill proposed by the Central government, in...

RS Chairman rejects privilege motion against Amit Shah

NEW DELHI: In a setback to the Congress, on Thursday, Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar rejected grand-old party lawmaker Jairam Ramesh’s notice of privilege...

LS Speaker asks Rahul Gandhi to follow rules of conduct; LoP says not being allowed to speak

NEW DELHI: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Wednesday asked Rahul Gandhi to conduct himself in line with the rules of procedure that members...

Sonia accuses BJP govt of ‘non-fulfillment’ of maternity entitlements under NFSA

NEW DELHI: Congress Parliamentary Party (CPP) chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday accused the BJP-led government at the Centre of non-fulfillment of maternity entitlements under...

India eyes major tariff cuts on $23 billion worth of US imports in trade deal talks

NEW DELHI: India is open to cutting tariffs on more than half of US imports worth $23 billion in the first phase of a...

BJP targets Congress over Bofors scam, demands resignation of Sonia, Rahul

NEW DELHI: Targeting the Congress over the Bofors scam, the BJP on Tuesday alleged that on the instructions of senior Congress leader Sonia Gandhi,...

Congress, BJP & SP have only duped Dalits and OBCs: Mayawati

LUCKNOW: Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati has claimed that her party is the only option to bring good days for the Bahujan Samaj...

Sagarika Ghose calls out Doordarshan ‘contract’ with ‘tainted’ Sudhir Chaudhary

NEW DELHI: The business model of TV news is broken and that is why the television news channels are indulging in character assassinations and...

RSS trying to finish India’s education system: Rahul Gandhi

NEW DELHI: Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Monday accused the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) of trying to finish India’s education...

Fadnavis reacts to Kunal Kamra’s jibe, says poll results have shown who is a ‘gaddar’ and ‘khuddar’

MUMBAI: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday said stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra has insulted Deputy CM Eknath Shinde with his remarks and should...

Calling ‘gaddar a gaddar’ is not wrong: Uddhav Thackeray defends Kunal Kamra

MUMBAI: Former Maharashtra chief minister and Shiv Sena (UBT) president, Uddhav Balasaheb Thakceray on Monday came out in full support of comedian Kunal Kamra,...

‘Congress should clarify’: In RS, Rijiju targets Shivakumar over Muslim quota

NEW DELHI: The ongoing tussle involving the Opposition NDA and the ruling Congress in over Muslim quota in Karnataka has taken another limelight-grabbing turn. Earlier...

Kapil Sibal urges INDIA bloc to unite, warns against ‘un-bloc’ image in public

NEW DELHI: INDIA should appear to be a "bloc and not un-bloc" itself in the manner that it does in the public domain, Rajya...

Muslim body declines Bihar CM’s ‘iftaar’ invite over support for Waqf Bill

PATNA: A prominent Muslim body in Bihar announced that it was turning down Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's invitation for 'Iftaar', in protest against his...

Tension in Sambhal after arrest of Jama Masjid committee member

SAMBHAL: Tension prevailed in the city on Sunday following the arrest of a member of the Sambhal Jama Masjid Committee, Sadar Zafar Ali, an...

SC releases video, images of cash haul from Justice Yashwant Varma’s residence

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has made public the video footage and images of unaccounted cash allegedly recovered from the official residence of High...

Delimitation: Stalin for legal fight as well, Pinarayi likens exercise to ‘sword of Damocles’

CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu's ruling DMK backed first Joint Action Committee (JAC) meeting over Lok Sabha delimitation saw a political consensus emerge to bat for...

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